God is a verb, not a noun. —R. Buckminster Fuller Let me begin by saying what God is not. God has no preferred pronouns. God is not a he, she, they, or it. God is not a transcendent, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, interventionist, supernatural being who can intercede in history, answer prayers, or perform miracles. There […]
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Their relationship remains unclear. They may be unlikely brothers, or perhaps like Oscar and Felix, they are simply an odd couple sharing the same high rise apartment. But Elohim and Yahweh— the two gods of Genesis— have competing stories about how they did it, how they created all that is, each one claiming the honor […]
Jesus brings together the social extremes of an agrarian society: the elites and the expendables. And he arranges this meeting at a time when the elites were dependent on the lowliest of laborers. To ensure a timely harvest, the landowner needed their labor.
In 2014, I read an article about a 119-year-old Lutheran church sanctuary in St. Louis that suddenly collapsed. It was a beautiful old Gothic structure that had once been glorious, but had been deteriorating for decades. The story seemed to me to be a parable about how the church is changing in today’s world. Perhaps […]
O God of peace, be with us now. Stand here beside us; bring hope this day. Transform this world of greed and strife, From domination to your new way. Teach us to make an end to war, An end to bloodshed, an end to hate. May hearts and hands in your new reign End earth’s […]
Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. Saying, “The kingdom of God has come near.” The good news is that the kingdom has come in the here and now. “The kingdom of God is right here in your presence.” He taught his disciples a way of living. So, the […]
What if the things you believe as a Christian may not all be true? A podcast from “The God Show” with Pat McMahon featuring David Felten, pastor of The Fountains, a UMC congregation in Fountain Hills, AZ. The episode which appeared on Easter Sunday 2021 is titled “What if the things you believe as a […]
People of the Way (a sermon series) Rev. David Felten, the pastor of “The Fountains” United Methodist Church located in Fountain Hills, AZ and co-creator of the “Living the Questions” book and video series, has begun a new sermon series based on my book “People of the Way: Passion and Resistance in a Postmodern World.” […]
May your days be filled with wonder,
May your nights be safe from fear.
May you learn to love each other
Ever more from year to year.
We raise our thanks and praise to God
With flute and pipe, with strings and voice;
We lift our hearts in gratitude
For life and love. Let all rejoice!
